2012-02-08
Goma - Students Rise Against Pollution
[RNW Africa]
Goma -
Tires have been burned and roadblocks erected on the main road leading to the University of Goma. For the past few days, students in Goma have been protesting against clouds of dust that have covered this city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).2012-02-09
UN Needs 'Boost' to Facilitate Election
[UN News]
The top United Nations peacekeeping official today stressed the need to boost the mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to facilitate the next phase of elections in the vast, impoverished country and protect civilians in areas where national authorities are not present. 2012-02-08
Govt, Congo DR to Pen Smooth Trade Deal
[Times of Zambia]
ZAMBIA and Congo DR are in the next couple of weeks expected to sign an economic agreement to facilitate smooth trade between the two neighbouring countries, Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Robert Sichinga has said. 2012-02-09
Journalist Solange Lusiku Honored for Fortitude
[CPJ]
Seated near the fireplace in a historical home in Tournai, a medieval town 70 miles from Brussels and a stone's throw from the French border, while snow fell outside, Solange Lusiku Nsimire was enjoying not only the company of friends, but the chance to live for a few days without fearing suspicious noises in the garden or ominous knocks on the door. 2012-02-08
Bemba Trial Continues in Closed Session
[Bemba Trial Website]
The war crimes trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday continued to hear the testimony of 'Witness 44.' As has been the case since he first took the stand last Friday, the witness testified entirely in closed session. 2012-02-07
Upcoming Prosecution Witness to Testify Via Video Link
[Bemba Trial Website]
Trial judges have granted an application by prosecutors to hear the evidence of one of their two outstanding witnesses in Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial via video link from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 2012-02-07
UN Envoy Urges All Sides to Pursue Dialogue
[UN News]
The top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today stressed the need for all parties to use legal means and dialogue to settle differences in the aftermath of recent elections so as to advance stability and peace in the country. 2012-02-07
Future Bleak for Aids Patients
[RNW Africa]
Kinshasa -
According to an alarming report published by nongovernmental organisation Doctors Without Borders (DWB), 85% of AIDS patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) do not have access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. 2012-02-07
61 Children Reunited
[ICRC]
Kinshasa/Juba/Geneva -
Sixty-one children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan have rejoined their families with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) after being separated from them for several years. 2012-02-06
What Next After Corruption of Truth and Justice?
[Fahamu]
As in other parts of the world, there are signs of revolt of ordinary people against many decades of oppression and dispossession. The dictators leave, but the system which bore them remains. 2012-02-07
Lonrho Hotels to Manage Grand Hotel Kinshasa
[Biz-Community]
Lonrho Hotels, a wholly owned division of Lonrho Plc, has announced that it has entered into a ten year management agreement for the 450-room Grand Hotel Kinshasa, formerly the InterContinental Hotel, in the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2012-02-07
Monusco Seeking Ways for Peaceful Resolution to Local Conflicts
[Monusco]
Matadi -
The work plan midterm review of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) Civil Affairs Office was conducted from 29 to 31 January 2012 at the Ledya hotel in Matadi, capital of Bas-Congo Province. 2012-02-05
Tension Grips Eastern City Amid Revolt Rumours
[Nation]
Kinshasa -
Tension remains high in the Democratic Republic of Congo's city of Goma after rumours of an attempted revolt went public. 2012-02-06
Witness Says Bemba Disregarded Advice to Try Unruly Soldiers
[Bemba Trial Website]
The trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) resumed this week following a break of more than a month. 2012-02-06
U.S. Policy Toward Post-Election DRC
[State Department]
Good afternoon, Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Payne, honorable Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the United States' policy toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the DRC, in light of what Secretary Clinton has described as "seriously flawed" presidential and parliamentary elections held last November 28. 2012-02-06
MLC Insider Will Give All Evidence in Private Session
[Bemba Trial Website]
The 38th witness called by prosecutors in the war crimes trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is giving all his testimony in closed session. 2012-02-03
New Atrocities Reported Against Displaced Civilians
[UN News]
The United Nations refugee agency said today it is alarmed by recent reports that displaced people have been tortured and killed in their camps by armed elements in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). 2012-02-03
UN Urges Peaceful Resolution to Poll Disputes
[UN News]
With the provisional results of national legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) having now been announced, the United Nations today encouraged all actors to use legal channels for resolving any disputes and refrain from the use of force or violence. 2012-02-03
Armed Groups Continue Attacks on IDP Camps
[UNHCR]
UNHCR is alarmed by recent reports that internally displaced people have been tortured and killed by armed elements in the IDP camps of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2012-02-03
Elections Concern U.S. Government
[U.S. Congress]
Washington, DC -
Violence, potential humanitarian crisis and the post-2011 election aftermath in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were the topics at a congressional hearing Thursday held before the House panel that oversees international human rights and African issues that is chaired by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04). |
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